Attorney Round Table

Schedule of Meetings for 2020 (usually the third Thursday of the month; regular meetings start at 6:15 p.m., for gathering and for socializing; social meetings may have other start times; Visitors, please pre-clear your attendance with the Membership Committee a week or more in advance -- see the guidelines on second page of website; Members, please RSVP at least 4-5 days in advance):

2020 Meeting Dates

NOTICE: OUR MARCH SOCIAL MEETING AT LIMANI HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19, EFFECTIVE 3/12/20, BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

March 19, 2020 – Social meeting

Chair:

Agenda: Social

Location: Limani

NOTICE: OUR MARCH SOCIAL MEETING AT LIMANI HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19, EFFECTIVE 3/12/20, BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

NOTICE: OUR APRIL REGULAR MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO ZOOM.
April 23, 2020 – Regular meeting

Chair: Ron Fatoullah

Agenda: The SECURE Act (The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 -- retirement issues)

Location: La Novella NOTICE: OUR APRIL REGULAR MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO ZOOM.

Location: La Novella -- Full open bar (beer, wine, soda, mixed drinks); your choice of one of 4 appetizers; second course choice salad or pasta; choose from 4 or 5 main course offerings (plus veg side and roasted potato side), and dessert samplers/coffee/tea.

Dec. 13, 2018 – Social meeting -- Annual Holiday Party

Agenda: Food, drink, and conversation. Cocktail party format.

Location: MP Taverna

Nov. 15, 2018 – Regular meeting

Chair: Andy Thaler

Agenda: Hot topics in Ethics, presented by Dan Abrams

Location: City Cellar

Oct. 18, 2018 -- Social meeting

Agenda: Food, drink, and conversation.

Location: Novita

Sept. 13, 2018 -- Regular meeting

Chair: Sam Flatt

Agenda: Watching TV, now and then

Location: CopperHill, Williston Park

July & Aug. – No “regular” meetings, but…once again, I intend to have one or two smaller gatherings of ART members for breakfast or lunch at the café in my building (the RXR Plaza in Uniondale, across from the old Nassau Coliseum), and I encourage others to organize their own as well. Let’s use this opportunity to drill down and get to know each other even better. Further details available upon request.

Location: Home of Michele and Jeff Silver (Details will be provided by e-mail, not posted online.) ~6:15/6:30 p.m. start time.

May 17, 2018 –Regular meeting

Chair: Steve Millon

Agenda: New technology -- hardware, software, otherware.

Location: CopperHill, Williston Park

April 19, 2018 – Regular meeting

Chair: Nancy Schess

Agenda: Member Spotlights (Rona, Wendy, Marci)

Location: City Cellar, Westbury

March 15, 2018 – Social meeting

Agenda: Food, drink, and conversation.

Location: CopperHill, Williston Park

Feb. 15, 2018 – Regular meeting

Chair: Jeff Silver

Agenda: Tax Law Changes

Location: MP Taverna, Roslyn

Jan. 18, 2018 -- Regular meeting

Chair: Stew Wurtzel

Agenda: Succession planning for your law firm

Location: Thyme, Roslyn

Dec. 14, 2017 -- Social meeting -- annual holiday party

Agenda: Food, drink, and conversation. Cocktail party format.

Location: Jewel

Nov. 16, 2017 – Regular meeting --

Chair: Andy Thaler

Agenda: The Impact of Social Networking on our lives positively and negatively both personal and business.Is it controlling us and our families’ lives? Do we rely on it and if so for what? What social meeting are we using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.? How has it changed our lives for good and bad? What do we hope to or are accomplishing and with which media outlet? Who concerns do we have as professionals/parents regarding our or our children’s use of social media? Social Networking Positives & Negatives.

Location: Novita (scroll down in right column for location)(cash bar)

Oct. 19, 2017 - Social meeting

Agenda: Food, drink, and conversation.

Location: Jewel - The Starlight Room (scroll down in right column for location)(2 glasses wine or beer included)

Sept. 14, 2017 -- Regular meeting --

Chair: Nancy Schess

Agenda: Discussion topic: ART. What you would like to see in our programming, future direction, etc. (Note: Our annual "Jeff Silver Fun Night" trivia competition has been adjourned without date.)

Location: Frank's Steaks (scroll down in right column for location)(unlimited beer, wine, soda)

July & Aug. 2017 – No “regular” meetings, but…once again, I intend to have one or two smaller gatherings of ART members for breakfast or lunch at the café in my building (the RXR Plaza in Uniondale, across from the old Nassau Coliseum), and I encourage others to organize their own as well. Let’s use this opportunity to drill down and get to know each other even better. Further details available upon request.

July & Aug. – No “regular” meetings, but…I will have one or two smaller gatherings of ART members for breakfast or lunch at the café in my building (the RXR Plaza in Uniondale, across from the old Nassau Coliseum), and I encourage others to organize their own as well. Let’s use this opportunity to drill down and get to know each other even better.

The specifics: -- Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26-- Lunch at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27.

For either (or both!), meet up at the couches and TV adjacent to the East Tower elevators on the lobby level (one flight up from ground level, via stairs/escalator, and turn right). After about a 5-minute grace period, we'll enter the adjacent cafe and get started, so come in and find us (likely at a table on the left side) if you're late.

RXR Plaza (f/k/a Reckson Plaza f/k/a EAB Plaza) is on Glenn Curtis Blvd., just off Hempstead Turnpike, across from the Nassau Coliseum. Further details available upon request.

Aug. 2015 – No Aug. meeting (but feel free to meet independently in small groups or one-on-one for coffee, a meal, a drink, or at an office). If at least 3 ART members request it, I'll be happy to host an informal breakfast gathering at the RXR Plaza Cafe, in my building, during August.

July 16, 2015 – Regular meeting. Chair: Jeff Silver. Agenda: Our annual July “Jeff Silver Fun Night, Part 3”(the 2013 contest focused on Rock & Roll; 2014 focused on TV; what will 2015 bring?). As in previous years, the winning table will receive a fantastic prize from the ART Executive Committee, so choose your most trivia-savvy table-mates wisely. Location: Carlyle on the Green (Tillinghast Bar) -- Bethpage State Park (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

Jan. 15, 2015 – Regular meeting. Chair: Nancy SchessAgenda: Discussion topics: Hiring and firing new attorneys and staff; thoughts on law school education and bar exam Location: Frank's Steaks(scroll down in right column for address and directions).

Oct. 16, 2014 -- Social meeting.
Chair: David AbeshouseAgenda: Food, drink, and conversation. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy various passed hors d’oeuvres, 2 beers or house wines per person (included), and coffee/dessert (be sure to stay for Jewel’s extraordinary selection of cookies and brownies). Location: Jewel Restaurant in Melville (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

Sept. 18, 2014 -- Regular meeting.
Chair: Nancy SchessAgenda: Discussion, on topic: "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Location: La Parma (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

August 2014 -- No Aug. meeting (but feel free to meet independently for coffee, a meal, a drink, or at an office)

July 17, 2014 --- Regular meeting.
Chair: Jeff SilverAgenda: "Jeff Silver Fun Night, Part 2" (the 2013 version focused principally on rock and roll; will 2014 feature sex or drugs or...?) This year, it's "That's Entertainment," featuring a wide array of entertainment and trivia questions. And like at JSFN #1 last year, the winning table will receive a fantastic prize from the ART Executive Committee, so choose your most trivia-savvy table-mates wisely. Location: La Parma (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

May 15, 2014 -- Regular meeting.
Chair: Stew WurtzelAgenda: Discussion -- All about travel and vacations -- plans, memories, etc.Location: Carlyle on the Green -- Bethpage State Park (scroll down in right column for address and directions). April 17, 2014 -- Regular meeting.
Chair: Andy ThalerAgenda: Discussion -- How the online world has affected your area of practice.Location: Carlyle on the Green -- Bethpage State Park (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

March 20, 2014 -- Social meeting.
Chair: Stew Wurtzel.Agenda: Food, drink, conversation. Location: Seasons 52, in Roosevelt Field -- We will be either in the Napa Room or Sonoma Room -- both are downstairs on the main level, near the bar (scroll down in right column for address and directions). Open top-shelf bar, hors d'oeuvres, and buffet.
Feb. 27, 2014 (adjourned due to snow from Feb. 13; the first ART meeting ever adjourned due to weather, in 13 years) -- Regular meeting.
Chair: Nancy SchessAgenda: New member spotlight presentation -- Kevin Kearon.Location: La Parma in Williston Park (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

Jan. 16, 2014 -- Regular meeting.
Chair: Sam FlattAgenda: New topics in your field of law -- roundtable (that's our name, right?) discussion -- including what new law or rule you'd like to see in your practice area.Location: Trattoria Diane in Roslyn (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

Nov. 21, 2013 -- Regular meeting.
Chair: Steven MillonAgenda: Discussion: "The Path Not Chosen -- If Not a Lawyer, Then What?"Location: Trattoria Diane, in Roslyn (scroll down in right column for address and directions).

May 17, 2012 -- Regular meeting. Chair: Nancy SchessAgenda: Presentation by Nancy Schess and David Abeshouse: "Social Media and Your Law Practice – Good, Bad, or Indifferent? A substantive dialogue about how social media impacts your practice area." Location: Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage -- Taste 99 Restaurant, Tillinghast Bar (scroll down in right column for address info.)

April 19, 2012 -- Regular meeting. Chair: Stewart Wurtzel
Agenda: Discussion topic -- "Our Changing Perspectives" -- how has your perspective on life and practice changed from 15 years ago?
Location: FOUR in Melville (scroll down in right column for address info.)

March 15, 2012 -- Social meeting. Cocktail party/billiards: appetizers, full top-shelf open bar included. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Cue Nine in Levittown (scroll down in right column for address info.)

Feb. 16, 2012 -- Regular meeting. Chair: Jeff Silver
Agenda: Two member spotlight presentations: Steve Millon and Kevin Clyne.
Location: 420 North in Great Neck (scroll down in right column for address info).

March 17, 2011 -- Social meeting -- Happy St. Paddy's Day -- at The Tap Room at the Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow (scroll down in right-hand column for venue info). 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Open Bar, passed hors d'oeuvres, antipasto station, pasta station.

Sept. 16, 2010 -- regular meeting. Chair: Stew Wurtzel. Agenda: Ralph Monaco, Exec. Director at the NY Law Institute, Inc. spoke about research tools beyond Lexis and Westlaw, and the evolving role of the law library in the 21st century. Location: Maxxels Restaurant (scroll down in right column for address).

No Aug. meeting (but feel free to meet independently for coffee, a meal, a drink, or at an office)

Jan. 21, 2010 -- regular meeting. Chair: Michael Pfeifer/Jeff Silver. Agenda: "LinkedIn: How Can it Benefit My Practice, and How Do I LinkIn? A Discussion of How and Why to Use LinkedIn." Featured Speaker: David Abeshouse. Location: Table 9 Restaurant, East Hills.

July 16, 2009 --
Chair: Nancy Schess. Agenda: Spotlight presentations by Andy Thaler and Don Hochler.
Location: "Gatsby Room," on the first floor at The Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

May 14, 2009 -- Nancy Schess and Jeff Silver chaired this regular meeting, with agenda: Speaker, Mitch Tobol, Public Relations and Marketing/Social Media Specialist, on "The New Language of Marketing -- Social Media (including LinkedIn, etc.)." Location: "Gatsby Room," on the first floor at The Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

April 16, 2009 -- Michael Pfeifer chaired this regular meeting, with
agenda: Special speaker, Beth Lilach, of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, on the topic: "Legalized Persecution and Murder: The Role of the Courts."
Location: "Gatsby Room," on the first floor at The Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

Feb. 12, 2009 -- Jeff Silver Chaired this meeting with agenda: Spotlight presentations by Phil Capell and David Abeshouse.
Location: "The Secret Dining Room," on the second floor at The Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

Jan. 15, 2009 -- Jeff Silver chaired this meeting with agenda: Results of Executive Committee determinations about ART membership.
Location: "Gatsby Room," on the first floor at The Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

Nov. 20, 2008: David Abeshouse chaired this meeting with agenda: Group survey discussion regarding ART; Location: "Gatsby Room," on the first floor at The Carltun on the Park, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

Oct. 16, 2008: Social Meeting -- Samurai Japanese Steak House; 46A Gerard Street; Huntington 11743 ( 631-271-2588 ); near the intersection of Wall Street, 1 block north of Main Street (Rt. 25A), 2 blocks west of New York Avenue (Rt. 110). NOTE DIFFERENT TIME: Gather at the bar starting at 7 p.m.; dinner is at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 28, 2008: A. Thaler chaired this regular meeting with agenda: John G. W. Zacker, Esq., spoke on "Dynamic Estate Planning": Three types of money and how they affect estate planning; unintended avenues of wealth transfer; what the financial institutions don't want you to know; and what the government isn't telling you.
Location: La Marmite.

Nov. 15, 2007:
V. Drogin chaired this regular meeting, with agenda. (The program was an interactive discussion around a series of Laser Questions, which help to create focus and definitive goals toward achieving your professional and personal successes.) Location:
Papa-Razzi Trattoria (in Westbury.

Oct. 18, 2007: Fall Social -- no agenda-based meeting; guided wine-tasting and hors d'oeuvres at elegant party room of CLE Abstract in Amityville.

September 20, 2007: L. Glick chaired this regular meeting with agenda: Richard Levine, a Certified Fraud Examiner and partner with Eisner LLP, spoke on the topic of "Fraud in the Workplace." Location: La Marmite.

August: Summer Break; no meeting.

July 19, 2007: J. Silver chaired this regular meeting with agenda: Allison C. Shields, Esq., law practice management consultant and author of the LegalEase Consulting and LawyerMeltdown blog and website, provided practical tips on how to make your practice more enjoyable and profitable. Location: La Marmite.

Jan. 18, 2007:
I. Hecht chaired the meeting at La Marmite: No outside speaker. Instead, interactive program among members discussing new personal or professional developments, or something about the member that others are unlikely to know. (What happened at La Marmite, stays there....)

The annual A.R.T. Holiday Party was held on Thursday, December 7, 2006, at Dave & Buster's in Farmingdale, from 7 - 10 p.m.

June 15, 2006: A. Thaler chaired the meeting at Il Sapore; featured speaker George Hubner presented on Exit Strategies.

May 18, 2006: A. Herz chaired the meeting at La Marmite, and also presented.

April 27, 2006: S. Lichtenstein presented at Piccola Bussola.

March 16, 2006: Raj Goel presented at Wingate Inn.

Feb. 16, 2006: Piccola Bussola.

Jan. 19, 2006: Piccola Bussola.

Note: Previous meetings, from 2000 - 2005, are not archived.

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Jewel Restaurant is located at400 BroadHollow Road (Rt. 110) in Melville, in the Rubie Corporate Plaza, at the southwest corner of the LIE Service Road and Rt. 110. The StarLight Room is located just to your left once you come through the main entrance.

Taste 99Carlyle on the Green
Taste 99 Restaurant; Tillinghast Bar
(or St. Andrews Room) 99 Quaker Meeting House RoadFarmingdale, NY 11735Bethpage State ParkHome of the fabled Bethpage Black Golf Course(Just off Exit 8 of Rt.135/SOB; or at the end of the Bethpage State Parkway, past Exit B4)

EASTBOUND L.I.E. Exit 37 (Willis Ave.) -- Continue on service road to Roslyn Road. Left turn on Roslyn Road, travel approx. 2 miles. At the Clock Tower in Roslyn make right turn, and drive through the Village. At first traffic light, make left turn, pass one traffic light – Diane’s is on the left hand side.WESTBOUND L.I.E. Exit 39 Glen Cove Road – Go north on Glen Cove Road to Northern Blvd. Make a left turn onto Northern Blvd. Travel West approx. 1. 5 Miles - Exit Before Roslyn Viaduct. Left turn at light. Diane’s is on the right.

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Seasons 52 Fresh Grill
630 Old Country Road
Garden City, NY
516-248-5252
Located at the Roosevelt Field Mall, adjacent to Grand Luxe Cafe and the movie theater.

The Carltun On The Park
Located in:
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, New York 11554.
Phone number: 516.542.0700.http://www.thecarltun.com/

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Allegria Hotel
80 West Broadway
Long Beach, NY 11561
http://www.allegriahotel.com/
(on the water, overlooking the Boardwalk, at the corner of National Blvd. and West Broadway)
Valet parking at hotel, courtesy of ART.

Samurai Japanese Steak House; 46A Gerard Street; Huntington 11743 (631-271-2588); near the intersection of Wall Street, 1 block north of Main Street (Rt. 25A), 2 blocks west of New York Avenue (Rt. 110).